On Tuesday, the State Department disclosed the number of warheads in Washington's nuclear arsenal. As of September 2020, the State Department said the active US stockpile consists of 3,750 warheads. The US also has approximately 2,000 retired warheads waiting to be...
House Panel Would Prevent Pentagon Shuffling Nuclear Funds Around
House Panel Would Prevent Pentagon Shuffling Nuclear Funds Around | Bill includes $13.7 billion for nuke accounts
Russia Policy Allows Use of Nuclear Weapons in Response to Conventional Attacks
Russia Policy Allows Use of Nuclear Weapons in Response to Conventional Attacks | Could also use nuclear arms to preempt information about attacks
World Spent $73 Billion on Nuclear Arms in 2019; US Spent Half of That
World Spent $73 Billion on Nuclear Arms in 2019; US Spent Half of That | Pandemic may force a rethink of priorities for costly arms
Turkey’s Erdogan ‘Cannot Accept’ Not Having Nuclear Weapons
Turkey’s Erdogan ‘Cannot Accept’ Not Having Nuclear Weapons | Turkey already hosts 50 US nuclear bombs at Incirlik
US Lawmakers Balk at Soaring Cost of Nuclear Arms Modernization
US Lawmakers Balk at Soaring Cost of Nuclear Arms Modernization | CBO estimates scheme will cost $494 billion
Global Nuclear Weapons Ban Approved in 122-1 Vote
Global Nuclear Weapons Ban Approved in 122-1 Vote | Nuclear powers all boycott meeting
House Spending Bill Threatens to Suspend Nuclear Treaty With Russia
House Spending Bill Threatens to Suspend Nuclear Treaty With Russia | Bill also funds missiles banned by the treaty
US Cancels Mid East Conference on Nuke-Free Zone
US Cancels Mid East Meeting on NWFZ | Israel refuses to give up its nukes, so NWFZ is impossible
Israel Double Standard Jeopardizing Nuclear Weapons–Free Zone Talks
Talks on establishing a nuclear weapons-free zone (NWFZ) in the Middle East appeared to be thrown in doubt on Tuesday as the Western official organizing negotiations said he could not secure the needed attendance of all countries in the region. The statement by...